antisocial personality disorder

characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early
adolescence and continues into adulthood.

anxiety disorders
psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

(ADHD) a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms extreme inattention,
hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

bipolar disorder
a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state
of mania. (Formerly called manic-depressive disorder)

delusions
A delusion is an unshakable belief in something untrue

dissociative disorders
disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.

dissociative identity disorder

rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple
personality disorder.

A long lasting mild depression with

double depression
periods of extreme depression

DSM-V-TR
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a widely used system for
classifying psychological disorders

Mild depression that lasts at least 2

dysthima
years
 generalized anxiety disorder
an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.

major depressive disorder

a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of
significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.

mania
a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state.

medical model
the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most
cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

mood disorders
psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorder.

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions).

panic disorder
an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and
accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations.

personality disorders
are a class of mental disorders characterised by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition and inner experience,
exhibited across many contexts and deviating markedly from those accepted by the individual's culture

phobia
an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation.

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that
lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience.
 psychological disorder
deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

schizophrenia
characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by a deficit of typical emotional responses. Manifests as paranoia,
catatonic, disorganized speech, etc.

Brief episodes of delusions, hallucinations,

schizotypal personality disorder
and abnormal behavior

seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

depression that cycles with the changing seasons.

somatoform disorder
psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause. (See conversion
disorder and hypochondriasis.)